Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake Aegean Sea

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Sun, Nov 23, 1986, 1:13 AM GMT+2 (23:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km N of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-11-22 23:13:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.504° N, 25.056° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.338 km N of Psará, Greece · 14557 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.229 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14557 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.141 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 14557 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.441 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14556 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.144 km SW of Psará, Greece · 14520 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.428 km WNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 14505 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.433 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14561 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.527 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14571 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.021 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14572 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.432 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14572 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.021 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14573 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.245 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14589 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030ac. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.